Never Let Me Go: Context (OCR GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of Never Let Me Go
Author of Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
Scientific debates when Ishiguro wrote the novel
Scientific debates when Ishiguro wrote the novel
Cloning and stem-cell research
Decade when Dolly the sheep was cloned
Decade when Dolly the sheep was cloned
1990s
Animal successfully cloned in 1990s
Animal successfully cloned in 1990s
Dolly the sheep
What stem-cell research involves
What stem-cell research involves
Using cells from embryos to potentially grow organs
Purpose of clones in Never Let Me Go
Purpose of clones in Never Let Me Go
Organ donation
Real-world ethical concern the novel mirrors
Real-world ethical concern the novel mirrors
Ethical limits of using tech to control life and death
Main theme Never Let Me Go explores
Main theme Never Let Me Go explores
What it means to be human
Term for creating clones for organ harvesting
Term for creating clones for organ harvesting
Organ farming
How society treats individuals in the novel
How society treats individuals in the novel
Dehumanises them in the name of progress
What the novel serves as beyond fiction
What the novel serves as beyond fiction
A commentary on real ethical issues
What scientific context helps readers understand
What scientific context helps readers understand
Deeper messages about what it means to be human